Selected Problems of Medieval and Modern World History | Set 1
1. The word ‘Feudalism’ derives from the medieval Latin terms feudalis, meaning fee, and
feodum, meaning_________
Correct : A. fief
2. A __________ is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of the state or
representative for service to the monarch especially in a military capacity.
Correct : D. knight
3. __________were legally classified as free or unfree during medieval times.
Correct : B. peasant
4. The feudal system was essentially based on the relationship of reciprocal aid
between_________
Correct : A. lord and vassal
5. People with the same __________ formed groups called guilds in towns.
Correct : C. occupation
6. The financial centre of _________became known as Lombard Street during middle age
Correct : C. london
7. What was the subject matter of monumental Byzantine art ?.
Correct : A. religious and imperial
8. __________covers many different styles of art including the polychrome style and the Scythian
and Germanic animal style.
Correct : D. migration period art
9. Gothic art developed from __________in Northern France the 12th century AD
Correct : A. romanesque art
10. Romanesque Architecture is an architectural style of medival Europe characterized
by___________.
Correct : C. semi-circular arches
11. __________characteristics include the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress.
Correct : A. gothic architecture
12. Bishops/Archbishops is the ecclesiastical superiors over a __________
Correct : D. cathedral
13. The Islamic era began in ___________
Correct : A. 622 ad
14. Enslaved Turkic soldiers, called __________ A) Dhimmi B) Mawali C) Ghilman D) Jizya
17. Amir is the___________
Correct : C. priest
15. Christianity underwent unification in the fourth century under the reign of _______
Correct : A. theodosius
16. The main part of a noble’s land was called a_________
Correct : B. serf
17. According to _______ land belonged to feudal lords and labour was done by the serfs
Correct : A. karl marx
18. Who made rules that controlled the quantity and quality of production?.
Correct : D. guilds
19. A three-field pattern was typical of the later Middle Ages in ________ with its wetter climate.
Correct : A. northern europe
20. In feudalism, _______is considered part of the property.
Correct : D. serf
21. “feudalism is a closed estate economy” the definition given by_________
Correct : A. henry pirenne
22. “__________ came into use for smooth and efficient conduct of business”. This marked the
primary stage of capitalism.
Correct : B. money, coins and bills of exchange
23. What is Mercantilism?.
Correct : A. state\s control the monopoly of trade and commerce
24. Who wrote “The origins of modern world system”?.
Correct : B. emannuel wallerstein
25. ____________is the author of the book “Passage from antiquity to feudalism’’
Correct : A. perry anderson
26. In feudalism debate, Perry Anderson's perspective is described as "_________"
Correct : C. marxist eclecticism
27. Who is remembered as one of the pre-eminent Marxist economists of the 20th century?.
Correct : C. maurice dobb
28. According to Dobb, feudal economy can’t simply be described as___________
Correct : A. natural economy
29. According to ________, feudalism is a mode of production that lacks trade and market.
Correct : A. paul sweezy
30. Who is usually viewed as the “father” of the concept of embeddedness?.
Correct : A. karl polanyi
31. The author of “The Great Transformation” is ____________
Correct : C. karl polanyi
32. _________ is a form of monarchical power that is unlimited by any other institution, such as the
church, parliament, or social elites.
Correct : A. absolutism
33. The Divine Right of Kings states that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority since he
derives the right to rule directly from __________
Correct : B. god
34. __________is the first modern philosopher to articulate Social Contract
Correct : A. thomas hobbes
35. The English Civil Wars are considered to have begun in England in _________
Correct : A. august 1642
36. Who was elected as a Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628?.
Correct : C. oliver cromwell
37. “Ironside” is the nickname of __________
Correct : D. oliver cromwell
38. ________is the formal name of the Whig Party
Correct : A. country party
39. ____________, that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter
Mary II and her husband, William III
Correct : D. glorious revolution
40. The english civil wars finally ended in ___________
Correct : A. 1651
41. __________is the author of the book “Leviathan”
Correct : D. thomas hobbes
42. _________are the intelligentsia and the critical study of the ideas expressed in the texts
produced by intellectuals
Correct : A. intellectual history
43. Renaissance began in ________about 1350
Correct : D. italy
44. The word “Renaissance,”means_________
Correct : D. rebirth
45. The word Renaissance occurs _________’s work “Histoire de France”.
Correct : A. jules michelet
46. ________ states had three basic forms of government: princedoms, monarchies, and oligarchies
Correct : C. renaissance
47. Which was the first history of art?.
Correct : A. lives of the artists
48. __________is the author of the book “Virgin of the Rocks”
Correct : A. leonardo da vinci
49. The Sistine Chapel is chapel is part of the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City
Correct : C. sistine chapel
50. Who wrote Utopia?.
Correct : A. thomas more
51. Most famous work of Niccolò Machiavelli is _________
Correct : A. the prince
52. Who is the “Father of Modern Philosophy”?.
Correct : B. rene descartes
53. _____________is the author of “Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophy”.
Correct : C. rene descartes
54. Masterwork of Montesquieu is___________
Correct : A. the spirit of the laws
55. __________means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects of
life, religion being treated as a purely personal matter.
Correct : C. secularism
56. The term "rationalism" derived from Latin ratio which means__________
Correct : B. reason
57. In feudalism, the_________ were subjected to “triple taxation”
Correct : A. peasants
58. Girondists had the majority in the Legislative Assembly in ________
Correct : C. france
59. The rationalism movement started in the 17th century with Descartes and was continued
by________
Correct : A. cartesian
60. Who wrote “The Theory of the Moral Sentiments”?.
Correct : C. adam smith
61. Acoording to ____________ outlined a theory of politics based on people’s natural rights: life,
liberty, and the ownership of property
Correct : D. john locke
62. _________ was marked by an emphasis on the scientific method and reductionism, along with
increased questioning of religious orthodoxy.
Correct : A. enlightenment
63. _____________ is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for his
laws of planetary motion
Correct : B. johannes kepler
64. __________’s Ten Books on Architecture is a bible of Renaissance architecture.
Correct : A. leon battista alberti
65. ____________ is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the
indigenous people of an area.
Correct : D. colonization
66. A Colony is a collectivity of_______
Correct : A. people
67. The second phase of Asia is related to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of powerful
________in Europe
Correct : B. nation states
68. European exploration of Africa begins with the Age of Discovery by ___________
Correct : A. henry
69. Prince Henry was the first European to methodically explore __________ and the oceanic route
to the Indies.
Correct : B. africa
70. The conquest of Algeria was initiated in the last days of the Bourbon Restoration by _________
Correct : A. charles x
71. France annexed as a colony the occupied areas of________ in 1834
Correct : A. algeria
72. A ____________is primarily driven by fear of unpredictability in societies experiencing rapid
demographic, racial, and cultural change.
Correct : C. protectionist nationalism
73. The term "___________" was invented by a famous German historian Leopold von Ranke
Correct : A. serbian revolution
74. _________won independence from Sweden in 1905
Correct : B. norway
75. The key exponent of the modern idea of the nation-state was ________
Correct : D. g. w. friedrich hegal
76. On 1 December 1830, King Louis Philippe named the Duc de Rovigo as head of military staff
in_________
Correct : A. algeria
77. The _________ region was often referred as the holy land for three major religions Islam,
Christianity and Judaism.
Correct : B. west asian
78. Who had ventured to Ethopia in 1769 and reached the source of the Blue Nile?.
Correct : A. james bruce
79. The author of “The Wrenched of the Earth”__________
Correct : A. frantz fanon
80. ____________is the type of colonisation tends to result in local populations being marginalised
Correct : B. pure settlement colonies
81. _________ colonies established through massive settlement colonisation flanked by military
power with the purpose of exploiting local labour and/or exporting excess population.
Correct : A. imperial settlement
82. First opium war took place in the period of __________
Correct : A. 1839-1842
83. _________was constituted as a Principality under the rule of Miloš Obrenović
Correct : D. serbia
84. __________ is the capital city of Moldavia
Correct : A. iași
85. The Belgian War of Independence also provided the Netherlands with a hero in the person
of__________
Correct : A. jan van speijk
86. The European Revolutions of _______is known in some countries as the Spring of Nations,
Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution
Correct : D. 1848
87. __________established through conquest or peaceful agreement, with a moderate influx of
colonial immigrants, for the purpose of gaining access to a hinterland